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Assistant Professor Caryn Brause recently published an invited chapter titled, "Beyond the Visible: Skillsets for Future Interior Architecture Practice” in The Interior Architecture Theory Reader (edited by Gregory Marinic and published by Routledge, 2017).

This April, Associate Professor Ajla Aksamija published, "Thermal, Energy and Daylight Analysis of Different Types of Double Skin Facades in Various Climates" in the Journal of Facade Design and Engineering and presented, "Experimental Study on Integration of Thermoelectric Materials in Exterior Walls for Heating and Cooling in High-Performance Buildings" at the Building Enclosure Science and Technology (BEST) 5 Conference in Philadelphia, organized by the National Institute of Building Sciences. Aksamija also shared her paper titled, "Integrating Innovations in Architecture" as part of the AIA Chris Kelley Leadership Program in Miami, which works to prepare emerging professionals for leadership roles in architecture and, "Facade Research and Education" as part of the Facade Forum at Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

MTA President Merrie Najimi...

Professor Steve Schreiber is the recipient of this year's Tau Sigma Delta President's Medal.  He was honored at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in Denver...

On Friday May 11th, six Master of Architecture degrees and 35 Bachelor of Science in Architecture degrees were conferred to a wonderful group of graduates....

On Saturday, May 5th, students from the UMass Amherst Department of Architecture gathered at Wildwood Elementary School with kindergarten students, families, and teachers to build a unique garden...